epistol
A letter ⬩ ĕpistŏla
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A letter; ĕpistŏla Eall heora gewinn awacnedon ǽrest fram Alexandres epistole all their wars arose first from a letter of Alexander, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 20
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from-cyme
A coming from ⬩ a race ⬩ progeny ⬩ prōgĕnies
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A coming from, a race, progeny; prōgĕnies Fromcyme folde weorþeþ ðíne gefylled the earth shall be filled with thy race, Cd. 84; Th. 106, 2; Gen. 1765
gearo-brygd
A prompt vibration ⬩ prompta pulsātio
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A prompt vibration; prompta pulsātio Áh he gleóbeámes gearobrygda list he has skill in prompt vibrations of the harp, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 13; Crä. 50
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hróf-sele
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A hall having a roof Nǽnig wæter him for hrófsele hrínan ne mihte no water could touch him for the roofed hall, Beo. Th. 3034; B. 1515
hwistlere
A piper
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A piper, player on a flute Pípere oððe hwistlere tibicen, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 25. Ðá hé geseah hwistleras cum vidisset tibicines, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 23
in-swógenness
violent entrance
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A rushing in with a loud sound, violent entrance Hé mid ðæs unclǽnan gástes inswógennisse þrycced wæs spiritus inmundi invasione premebatur, Bd. 2, 5 ; S.507, 4
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mearc-þreát
A band of men occupying the frontier of a country
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A band of men occupying the frontier of a country Manna þengel mearcþreáte rád (cf. Th. 187, 33: 188, 14), Cd. 151; Th. 188, 25; Exod. 173
port-geriht
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A town-due, due paid by a town Ðæs túnes cýping and seó innung ðara portgerihta uillae mercimonium censusque omnis civilis, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 138, 10
gewit-loca
A container of intelligence ⬩ the mind ⬩ intelligentiæ clausura ⬩ animus ⬩ mens ⬩ pectus
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A container of intelligence, the mind; intelligentiæ clausura, animus, mens, pectus, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 52; Met. 12, 26: Exon. 123 a; Th. 473 13; Bo. 14
gierian
To clothe ⬩ deck ⬩ adorn ⬩ induĕre ⬩ vestīre ⬩ ornāre
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To clothe, deck, adorn; induĕre, vestīre, ornāre Hæleþ gierede mec mid golde a man adorned me with gold, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 16; Rä. 27, 13
græf
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A graving instrument, a style Græf graffium, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Wrt. Voc. 75, 17: graphium vel scriptorium, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 114; Wrt. Voc. 46, 71
BICCE
A BITCH ⬩ canicula
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A BITCH, a female of the canine kind; canicula Biccean [biccan MS. B.] meolc bitch's milk, Med. ex Quadr. 9, 8, 9; Lchdm. i. 362, 15, 18
bíding
A BIDING, abode ⬩ mansio, statio
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A BIDING, abode; mansio, statio Ðǽr hý bídinge móstun tídum brúcan where they might at times enjoy a biding, Exon. 35 b; Th. 114, 30; Gú. 180
blód-gíta
A shedder of blood ⬩ sanguinis effusor
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A shedder of blood; sanguinis effusor Ðæne wer, ðe is blódgíta, gehiscþ Drihten the Lord hates the man who is a blood-shedder, Ps. Lamb. 5, 8
bord-haga
The cover of shields ⬩ clypeorum sepimentum
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[bord II. a shield, haga a hedge] The cover of shields; clypeorum sepimentum Gefeallen under bordhagan fallen under the cover of shields, Elen. Kmbl. 1300; El. 652
ge-dyrstig
Bold ⬩ audax ⬩ protervus
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Bold; audax, protervus, Exon. 72 a; Th. 268, 12; Jul. 431 : Past. 32, 1; Swt. 209, 15; Hat. MS. 40 a, 8 : Guthl. 20; Gdwn. 84, 20
selde
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A porch Selde proaula (porticus a porche, proaula idem est, 204, col. 2), i. domus coram aula, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 46. v. sumor-, winter-selde ; seld
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stód-mere
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A brood-mare, mare with a foal Gif mon cú oþþe stódmyran forstele, and folan oþþe cealf of ádrífe, L. Alf. pol. 16 ; Th. i. 70, 24
wyn-land
A land of delight ⬩ a happy, pleasant land
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A land of delight, a happy, pleasant land Se hálga stenc wunaþ geond wynlond, Exon. Th. 203, 10; Ph. 82. Wuldres wynlond (heaven), 317, 13; Mód. 65
blát
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Þá cwom wópes hring blát út faran, weóll waðuman streám a flood of tears poured forth pale, a surging stream welled, An. 1281. Substitute for first passage